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02-861 AU EX (No Model.)

A. M. MORRISON.

SUPPORTING BAND FOR APRONS. No. 361,537. Patented Apr. 19, 1887.

350. W @a/ Hwza provided UNITED STATES ANNIE M. MORRISON,

PATENT O EICE.

OF NFAV YORK, X. if.

- cLiClI'IUA'IION forming part of Letters Application lilmth'oromher 20,1886,

Patent No. 361.537,dated April 19.1ee1.

Serial No. 210,405. (X0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

I 3e it known that I, ANNIE M. Monmson, a cltizenof the United States, residing at New York, 1n the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Iinprovenients in.Supporting-Bands for Aprons, of wh ch the following is a specification.

It lsvery desirable to provide aladys npron which can he quickly applied to and removed from the person at will without the necessity of tying and untying strings or tapes.- This has heretofore been effected 'by slipping a pocket along the upper edge of the apron upon a spring-band adapted to clasp the wa st of the person and have its ends connected by a. slide; but in such-no provision scribe tuesame in detail, referring to the draw ings, where v I The numeral 1 indicates an apron having; as here shown, a waistband, 2, in the form of a tubular pocket, in which is inserted the convoluted steel band 3, which is preferably made of spring-steel that has been cold-rolled, as such will retain its inherent elasticity, no matter how frequently it may be sprung open to encircle the waist of the person. The steel band adjacent to or at each end is. provided with a longitudinal slot or opening, 4, an the waistband of the apron is provi ed at each end with two tapes or strings, 5,'-onc of which, at each end of the waistband, after the insertion of the steelband, is' passed has been made for keeping the upper edge of the apron distendedalong the spring-band and to hold it against shirring or moving along the length of the spring, in consequence of which the apron, when in use, becomes displaced and the upper edge thereof must be frequently drawn at its ends to distend it upon the spring to keep it in propr positioinwhieh is very objectionable, This is avoided by the devlc disclosed in my application, Serial o. 20 9,256, filed July 27, 1886, where the apron IS secured to a convoluted steel spring either by hooks on the spring or by strings at the ends of the apron-waistband, which are passed through slots in the ends of the spring and then tied together.

My present invention dispenses with the said hooks; and it consists in the features hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apron with my invention and showing the position of the parts when not in use. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the convoluted spring-band in its closed position, and Fig. 3 a detached perspective view of the apron,'showing the two strings at each end,of the waistband for securing it to the slotted ends of the spring-baud;

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now det-hrough the slot or opening 4, and then tied to its companion string or tape, thereby securely attaching the ends of the apron-waisthandtn the steel band, and holding such waisthand against shirring or other movement along the length of the steel band. This attachment of the waistband to the spring not only prevents movement of the waistband along the spring, but italso maintains the waistband in a distended position, so that it can 'never be displaced from proper position. The convolute form of the steel band brings it into a small compass when not in use, which is desirable, and it and clasped around the waist, where it will support and retain theapron-withont other fastenings.

me invention provides simple and economical means for supporting the apron and preserving its waistband in a neat tightly-drawn shape, while the apron can be rapidlyanfl conveniently detached for washing purposes.

I do not claim herein anythingthat is claimed in my application filed J nly 27, 1886, Serial 110,209,256, and allowed October 12, 1886.

Iain aware that a veil has been provided with a circular spring-band, as in Letters Patent No. 89,879, and suohl do not claim. Having'thus described my'inveution, what I claim is-- 1. ,An apron having nwnistband provided at can be quickly opened outden its ends with strings or tapes,.,i'n combination end of the waistband is passed and Lied to iis with a convoluted spring-bend applied to the companion string or tape, substantially as dewaistbnnd and having a slot; at; each end, scribed.

through which the apron strings or tapes are In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5 passed and tied, substantially as describid. d presence of two witnesses.

2. An apron having a tubular waist ae T 3 1 provided at each end with two strings or tar d, ANLIL MORRISOL' in combination with a. convoluted spring-bzm(l \Vilnesses: iusertcdin the waistband and a; slot at; each J. F. \VILLIAAIS,

10 end, through which one of the springs at each J. WA LLMAN. 

